The Confession That Jesus Is Lord
This exegetical article examines 1 Corinthians 12:3 as a foundational principle distinguishing those who are in Christ from those who are not, emphasizing that the confession of Jesus as Lord is exclusively the work of the Holy Spirit. Miersma argues that spiritual understanding of this confession is essential and indispensable, preceding and enabling all other spiritual gifts, and that this principle remains absolute and unchanging throughout all of history and into the final judgment.
Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the Holy Ghost. I Corinthians 12:3 In this verse of Holy Scripture we have the fundamental rule of the gospel. By this rule one who is of Christ is distinguished from him who is not of Christ, and the one born of the Spirit from him who is not born of the Spirit. This rule is never set aside. It holds true today and also will be true in the...
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